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New Palestine Dragons

Class 5A

Team Statistics
New Palestine Opponents
Total Points / Points Per Game 793 / 61.0 148 / 11.4
First Downs / Per Game 292 / 22.5 152 / 11.6
Rushing Yards / Per Game 4,569 / 351.5 1,507 / 115.6
Passing Yards / Per Game 2,373 / 182.5 1,573 / 121
Total Yards / Per Game 6,942 / 534 3,080 / 236.9
Fumbles Recovered By 15 3
Intercepted By 13 2
Total Punts / Average 18 / 38.2 69 / 40.2
Penalties / Yards 65 / 715 80 / 792

Individual Statistics
Scoring G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG
11 Alex Neligh 13 33 -- -- -- 198 15.2
9 Nick Brickens 13 22 -- -- -- 132 10.2
18 Spencer Corey 13 -- 106 -- 5 121 9.3 Team Facts
6 Duke Blackwell 13 14 -- -- -- 84 6.5 City/Town: New Palestine
County: Hancock
Rushing G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Superintendent: Dr. Lisa Lantrip
11 Alex Neligh 13 219 1931 33 148.5 8.8 55 Principal: Keith Fessler
9 Nick Brickens 13 157 1553 20 119.5 9.9 81 Athletic Director: Al Cooper
34 Luke Ely 13 74 580 7 44.6 7.8 75 Head Coach: Kyle Ralph
7 Adam Kincaid 13 46 358 9 27.5 7.8 49 Assistant Coaches: John Horan, Dan
19 Gunnar Large 13 14 61 2 4.7 4.4 13 Buchanan, Donnie Blackwell, Jeremy Large,
Mike Luker, Jeremy Hall, Matt Keele, Dan
Passing G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG Walker, Kirk Woodcock, James Evans, Gary
11 Alex Neligh 13 150 219 2 32 2351 180.8 Greene, Jim Swanson, Brett Jackson, and
19 Gunnar Large 13 4 6 0 0 22 1.7 Matt Hayden
Student Manager: Raegan McMurray
Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Offensive Formation: Power Spread
6 Duke Blackwell 13 42 820 14 63.1 19.5 65 Defensive Formation: Stack
10 Logan Greene 13 35 629 7 48.4 18.0 76 Colors: Red and White
4 Brett Luker 13 30 338 5 26.0 11.3 37 Conference: Hoosier Heritage
80 Brady Walden 12 11 171 2 14.3 15.5 49 Enrollment: 1,123
42 Joe Izbicki 13 10 131 2 10.1 15.5 39
Last Year’s W-L Record: 15-0
Defense G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FF FR
42 Joe Izbicki 13 104 14 5 0 2 3 Season Results (13-0)
7 Adam Kincaid 13 66 13 1 2 1 2 8/21 at Lawrenceburg W 56-14
9 Nick Brickens 13 61 11 0 2 2 1 8/28 Richmond W 72-7
55 Jordan Workman 13 53 6 4 0 0 0 9/4 at Yorktown W 63-7
33 James Crumlin 13 53 12 6 0 0 3 9/11 Mount Vernon (Fortville) W 59-7
74 Thaddaeus Muse 13 43 10 3 0 1 1 9/19 vs. Pendleton Heights W 84-17
9/25 at Greenfield-Central W 77-20
10/2 Shelbyville W 45-0
State Finals History 10/9 New Castle W 72-0
State Champion: (1) 2014 (4A) 10/16 at Delta W 66-29
Runner-Up: (1) 1990 (3A) Sectional
Appearances: (3) 1990 (3A), 2014 (4A), 2015 (5A) 10/30 Martinsville W 70-6
11/6 at Columbus East W 24-14
Regional
11/13 Zionsville W 49-21
Semi-State
11/21 Castle W 56-6
Kyle Ralph
Head Coach
41-1 (3rd year)
41-1 (3rd year overall)
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